COMPARISON I KTM 890 ADVENTURE R VS. TRIUMPH TIGER 900 RALLY PRO
P70
TRIUMPH TIGER 900
RALLY PRO
The Tiger 900 Rally Pro is the British com-
pany's premium off-road ADV weapon and
tips the financial scales at $17,100, and for
that, you get everything the three other
Tiger 900 models have and more.
Triumph has developed an all-new
motor in the 888cc inline-three cylinder,
complete with the T-plane crank, which
fires at varying 1-3-2 intervals dependent
on crank position to mimic the behavior
of a twin at low revs while still giving the
performance of a triple at high rpm.
Triumph's T-Plane crank fires uniquely,
starting with 180-degrees of rotating fire
from cylinder one-to-three and then firing
cylinder two 270-degrees after. Cylinder one
fires again after another 270-degrees. This
drops two combustions of tire-hate closer
together as the crank spins to give the feel-
ing of a twin at lower speed and rpm.
In all, there's a 10 percent increase in
torque from the Tiger's previous life as
an 800, with Triumph claiming 64 lb-ft at
7250 rpm. Peak power comes 1500 rpm
higher at 8750 rpm for 93 horsepower
matched to an up and down quickshifter-
assisted six-speed gearbox, and over
three days and 500-plus miles of riding,
we averaged 48.32 mpg from the roaring
triple, giving it a theoretical range of 256
miles per 5.3-gallon tank.
Running a tubular steel chassis and
subframe, the Tiger certainly has the
bones to get well off the beaten path,
and you can beat it back into rideable
shape if you crash in the middle of no-
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